Formosa

formosa English <dab!> Etymology 1 From en pt Formosa, as in pt Ilha Formosa Beautiful Island and pt Vila Formosa da Imperatriz Beautiful Town of the Empress, from pt formosa beautiful, shapely, from en la fōrmōsus beautiful, well-formed, from la fōrma shape + la -ōsus -ful, shapeful 1 1. The Brazilian city was named in honor of Empress Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies Teresa Cristina, in the 1840s. en when it was first attested? Pronunciation en /fɔːˈməʊ.sə/ /fəˈməʊ.sə/ UK en /fɔɹˈmoʊ.sə/ /fɔɹˈmoʊ.zə/ US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Formosa.wav Southern England low quality en əʊsə 3 Proper noun en dated en @syn of:Taiwan island r/East Asia. en 1625 w:Samuel Purchas Pvrchas His Pilgrimes https://www.google.com/books/edition/Purchas_His_Pilgrimes/CBJZAAAAcAAJ I London 219967499 652 Heere we had the higheſt Land of Formoſa, South-eaſt, the neereſt land about eight leagues off, the neather point of it Eaſt by North ten leagues off our depth, fortie ſixe fathomes ozie : the latitude twentie fiue degree twentie minutes. From the high Land of Formoſa, ſtretcheth out a lower Land to the water-ſide, being a white ſandy ſhoare, and ſmooth ſand Hils farther vp the Countrey, much like to the Coaſt of Barbary. en 1669 John Nievhoff w:John Ogilby An embassy from the East-India Company An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-126081-3026/ John Macock London 561227535 16 https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-126081-3026/page/n27/ The Iſland Formoſa, or the fair Iſland doth alſo belong to this Province ; as likewiſe the near adjacent Iſland called Teiwan, which the Hollanders poſſeſs, who have built a Fort there called new Zealand. en https://archive.org/details/collectionsoftra15tave/page/n790/ 1684 A New and Particular Relation of the Kingdom of Tunquin 57 https://archive.org/details/collectionsoftra15tave/page/n870/ THE Iſland of Formoſa is about Eighty Leagues in compaſs ; ſo that the Hollanders were never in poſſeſſion of the whole Iſland, but were onely Maſters of four Fortreſſes, and two and fifty Villages, wherein they could number about fourteen or fifteen thouſand Inhabitants. en September 1, 1950 w:Harry S. Truman MP72-73 Korea and World Peace: President Truman Reports to the People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMDAbVD9yx0 w:Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum National Archives Identifier: 595162 3:42 We do not want Formosa or any part of Asia for ourselves. We believe that the future of Formosa should be settled peacefully by international action. en 1960 Presidential Candidates Debate C-SPAN 56:02 Richard Nixon https://www.c-span.org/video/?33149-1/1960-presidential-candidates-debate These two islands are in the area of freedom. The Nationalists have these two islands. We should not force our Nationalist allies to get off of them and give them to the Communists. If we do that, we start a chain reaction, because the Communists aren't after Quemoy and Matsu, they're after Formosa. en 1963 w:Dwight Eisenhower Mandate for Change 1953-1956 https://archive.org/details/mandateforchange00eise/ Garden City, New York w:Doubleday & Company 63-18447 64309101 168 https://archive.org/details/mandateforchange00eise/page/168/ The developing scene had ominous aspects. The Chinese Communists were constantly threatening aggressive action against Formosa and the government of Chiang Kai-shek. Ever since World War II, the United States had recognized the strategic necessity of maintaining the integrity of the Western Pacific island chain, including Formosa as one of its principal links. Our readiness to go to the defense of that island, if it were attacked, had been announced as a governmental policy before I was inaugurated, and I had personally emphasized the importance of this island's safety to our nation's security. en 1968 Norton S. Ginsburg FORMOSA w:Encyclopedia Britannica https://archive.org/details/encyclopdiabrita09chic/ 9 68-10064 1036882 627 https://archive.org/details/encyclopdiabrita09chic/page/n696/ 2 FORMOSA (TAIWAN) is an island separated from the southeast coast of China by the 121-mi.-wide Formosa strait (T’ai-wan hai-hsia) and one of a great island system rimming the western Pacific ocean. en en @syn of:Taiwan administrative division including Formosa and nearby islands. en historical en prefecture of Fujian, China (Qing Empire) (1683–1885). en historical en province of China (Qing Empire) (1885–1895). en April 6, 1887 A Camphor Monopoly. Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter https://archive.org/details/sim_icis-chemical-business_1887-04-06_31_14/ XXXI 14 7495596 56 https://archive.org/details/sim_icis-chemical-business_1887-04-06_31_14/page/56/ 1 A new broom is not more active for reform than this new governor-general is in the new province of Formosa. en 1895 Verbal Discussions During Peace Negotiations Between the Chinese Plenipotentiary, Viceroy Li Hongzhang Li Hung-chang and the Japanese Plenipotentiaries Count Ito and Viscount Mutsu, at Shimonoseki, Japan https://archive.org/details/verbaldiscussio00itgoog/ 16134394 22 https://archive.org/details/verbaldiscussio00itgoog/page/n34/ 1 H. E. Li.—We can say in the Treaty "In respect to the province of Formosa, when the Treaty has been ratified and exchanged the two Governments shall draw up the conditions for the transfer." en 1915 William Campbell Sketches from Formosa https://archive.org/details/sketchesfromtaiw00camprich/ Marshall Brothers Limited 4658679 6601913M 261 https://archive.org/details/sketchesfromtaiw00camprich/page/261/ UNTIL 1895, Formosa formed the nineteenth and only insular province of China, but after coming briefly under a Republican form of government, it became an integral part of the Empire of Japan. en en historical en dependency of Japan (1895–1945). en October 14, 1944 Planes Over Formosa w:The Washington Post https://archive.org/details/per_washington-post_1944-10-14_24957/ 24,957 0190-8286 2269358 4 https://archive.org/details/per_washington-post_1944-10-14_24957/page/n3/ 2 Except for the relatively unimportant Ryukyu Islands, which were acquired earlier, Formosa is Japan's oldest colony. She acquired it out of her war with China in 1894, and during recent years was believed to have fortified it heavily. en dated en province of Taiwan (Republic of China) (from 1945). en January 28, 1961 w:The Economist https://books.google.com/books?id=MeSMpNamGxcC 0013-0613 781372551 330 2 1961 March Current 22-23 https://archive.org/details/sim_current-uk_1961-03_11/page/23/ Economically, the island is already far better off (with massive American aid) than it would be if it were incorporated into Communist China, and it would be better off still (and less of a burden to the American taxpayer) if its people were not required to support two governments and two civil services—one for the Chinese mainland, and the other for the province of Formosa—and an army of more than half a million, whose raison d’étre continues to be the reconquest of the mainland. en 1963 Sheppard Glass Some Aspects of Formosa's Economic Growth Mark Mancall Formosa Today https://archive.org/details/formosatoday0000manc/ w:Frederick A. Praeger 1964 64-13491 248010817 80 https://archive.org/details/formosatoday0000manc/page/80/ Government population policy has for the most part been notable for its absence, and few leading Nationalists have publicly admitted the problem. Indeed, in 1959, in an interview with a western correspondent, zh:周至柔 Chou Chih-jou, then Governor of Formosa (province), complained that population growth was “ his most serious problem ” but his administration was hamstrung by the stand taken against artificial birth control by the central government in Taipei and the ruling Nationalist party. en 1994 C.M. (Bud) Fraser Preface China Revisited https://archive.org/details/chinarevisited00fras/ New York Carlton Press, Inc. 0-8062-4684-7 32808360 v-vi https://archive.org/details/chinarevisited00fras/page/n9/ General Chiang Kai-Shek was also very prominent in the start of the uprising, but later defected and was forced out of the country to the Province of Formosa, now called Taiwan. en en dated en claimed province of China (People's Republic of China or mainland China) (from 1949). from mid 20th c. en 1961 Robert P. Newman Will China Accept United States Recognition? Recognition of Communist China? A Study in Argument https://archive.org/details/recognitionofcom00newm/ New York w:The Macmillan Company 61-15184 644063187 237 https://archive.org/details/recognitionofcom00newm/page/237/ If we should propose an exchange of ambassadors, Mao Tse-tung would surely ask if our recognition extended to Communist sovereignty over the 'Province of Formosa.' en 1998 w:Caspar Weinberger; w:Peter Schweizer 5 The Next War https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780895263841/ Current Affairs Washington, D.C. w:Regnery Publishing 0-89526-384-X 96-30749 38570679 52 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780895263841/page/52/ The armed forces of China have struck the rebellious province of Formosa with force. We demand your immediate and unconditional surrender. Failure to comply with this order will warrant further action by our forces. en en city s/Goiás c/Brazil. en island archipelago/Bissagos Islands c/Guinea-Bissau. Derived terms en Formosan Descendants la-new Oncomelania hupensis formosana#Translingual 1 1 Etymology 2 From en es Formosa, from es Vuelta la Formosa and es Vuelta Fermosa Beautiful Turn in reference to a bend in the Paraguay River near the city, from en osp fermosa, from en la formosus formosa. Proper noun en city in northern c/Argentina. en department c/Argentina around the city. en province c/Argentina around the city. Translations Argentinian city, department, and province Hindi: hi फ़ोर्मोसा m Korean: ko ^포르모사 Latin: la Formosa f Spanish: es Formosa f Etymology 3 + (surname) Borrowed from en mt Formosa. Proper noun s en Maltese. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Formosa is the 41234th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 528 individuals. Formosa is most common among White (89.2%) individuals. Further reading pn Finnish Etymology From fi pt Ilha Formosa Beautiful Island. Pronunciation Proper noun fi dated fi Taiwan, fi island r/East Asia Taiwan Declension Formos a sg Derived terms fi compounds formosanmakaki Latin Etymology From la pt Ilha Formosa Beautiful Island. Equivalent to a clipping of la isla Isla la formosus Formosa. Pronunciation fōrmōsa Proper noun Formosa<1.loc> la New Latin la island r/East Asia Taiwan la New Latin la Taivania, la Taiwan Q865,Q22502 Declension Fōrmōsa<1.loc> Synonyms island in East Asia la Taivania Maltese Etymology mt Pronunciation mt Proper noun proper noun mt Portuguese pt: Alternative forms pt Ilha Formosa Etymology Clipping of pt Ilha Formosa, from pt ilha island + pt formosa beautiful. Pronunciation Formósa pt formosa pt For mo sa Proper noun f pt Taiwan, pt island r/East Asia Taiwan Descendants en Formosa 1 fr Formose 1 es Hermosa<qq:obsolete> 1 es Formosa 1 pt clippings Spanish es: Pronunciation +<audio:LL-Q1321 (spa)-Rodrigo5260-Formosa.wav<a:Peru>> Etymology 1 es :bor pt:Formosa + 1 Proper noun f es island r/East Asia Taiwan es Ysla Hermosa / Isla Hermosa<qq:obsolete> es city c/Brazil Formosa es island c/Guinea-Bissau Formosa Etymology 2 From es Vuelta la Formosa and es Vuelta Fermosa Beautiful Turn in reference to a bend in the Paraguay River near the city, from es osp fermosa, from es la formosus formosa. Proper noun f es city c/Argentina Formosa es department c/Argentina around the city Formosa es province c/Argentina around the city Formosa Derived terms es formoseño